Micromon, the iOS Answer to Pokemon

For those longing to play Pokemon on your iPhone, Micromon may be the iOS alternative you've been seeking.

Micromon is a new monster-capture RPG from MOGA, an indie game studio located in Costa Rica. The game has been in development for at least two years, following a failed Kickstarer campaign in 2012. According to MOGA's Kickstarter, MOGA wasn’t pleased with the quality of other monster-capture RPGs already available on mobile devices and wanted to do better. When Micromon failed to meet its fundraising goals, MOGA promised the game would still be released on the App Store—minus some features.

Last Thursday, almost two years later, Micromon was released, becoming an overnight success. It quickly become one of the most popular games in the App Store, topping the Apple Charts at No. 1 for Paid games and No. 38 for Top Grossing. Within four days of its release, it has garnered over 1,500 reviews, with a 4.5 star ranking on the App Store at the time of this writing. Already, players are calling it the first "actual Pokemon" for iOS and better than Pokemon.

Micromon takes place in the brightly rendered world of Pixekai, with the colorful anime style graphics common to the genre. The game focuses on collecting, training, and battling rare monsters in order to become “top tamer in the world." Players can battle “tamer” champions in the single player campaign or fight each other in a player vs. player mode.

Micromon is only available on iOS for now, and it will set you back $0.99 in the App Store.